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Eudolatites

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae

Taxonomy

Eudolatites was named by Delo (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-u O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 574]. Its type is Dalmanites angelini.

It was assigned to Zeliszkellinae by Henry (1980); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dalmanitidae by Delo (1935), Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species

E. (Deloites), E. angelini, E. dubia, E. inflatus

Species lacking formal opinion data

E. flavus, E. maiderensis

Synonyms

Eudolatites (Banilatites) was named by Destombes (1972). Its type is Eudolatites (Banilatites) inflatus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eudolatites by Budil (1999).

It was assigned to Eudolatites by Destombes (1972).
Destombesites was named by Snadjr (1987).

It was reranked as Eudolatites (Destombesites) by Snadjr (1987); it was synonymized subjectively with Eudolatites by Budil (1999).

It was assigned to Eudolatites by Snadjr (1987); and to Dalmanitidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1935	Eudolatites Delo p. 411
1972	Eudolatites (Banilatites) Destombes
1980	Eudolatites Henry
1987	Destombesites Snadjr
1987	Eudolatites (Destombesites) Snadjr
2002	Destombesites Jell and Adrain p. 365
2002	Eudolatites Jell and Adrain p. 374
2002	Eudolatites Sepkoski

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Gravenhorst 1843
class	Artiopoda	Hou and Bergstrom

Rank	Name	Author
class	Trilobita	Walch 1771
order	Phacopida	Salter 1864
suborder	Phacopina	Struve 1959
superfamily	Dalmanitoidea	Vogdes 1890
family	Dalmanitidae	Vogdes 1890
subfamily	Zeliszkellinae	Delo 1935
genus	Eudolatites

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Eudolatites Delo 1935

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Subg. †Eudolatites (Deloites) Destombes 1972

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†Eudolatites (Deloites) maederensis Destombes 1972

†Eudolatites angelini Barrande 1852

†Eudolatites dubia Barrande 1846

†Eudolatites inflatus Destombes 1972

Invalid names: Banilatites Destombes 1972 [synonym], Destombesites Snadjr 1987 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
D. M. Delo 1935	Dalmanitinae without frontal border; frontal lobe more or less detached, protuberant; second and third glabellar furrows straight, rather narrow; eyes varying somewhat in position, usually large; genal spines may be present. Pygidium broadly subtriangular, border indistinct; pygorachis rather narrow, consisting of less than 15 annulations.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calcitec

Composition 2:

chitinc

Entire body:

yesg

Adult length:

10 to < 100g

Adult width:

10 to < 100g

Adult height:

1.0 to < 10g

Spines:

noneg

Ontogeny:

molting, addition of partsc

Environment:

marinec

Locomotion:

fast-movingc

Life habit:

low-level epifaunalc

Diet:

carnivoresubo

Vision:

well-developedf

Comments:

BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g

Created:

2009-06-10 07:44:50

Modified:

2009-06-10 09:44:50

Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class

References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Caradoc to the top of the Kosovian or 458.20000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (27 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Letna - Harnagian	463.3 - 457.2	Czechia	E. dubia (3861)
Dobrotivian - Berounian	461.0 - 450.1	Morocco (Maïder)	E. dubius (20970)
Berounian	459.7 - 450.1	Morocco	E. inflatus (56179 192913) E. sp. (21001)
Berounian	459.7 - 450.1	Portugal	E. sp. (20874)
Berounian	459.7 - 450.1	Spain (Caceres and Cuidad Real)	E. flavus (21047)
Berounian	459.7 - 450.1	Spain (Cuidad Real)	E. sp. indet. (21100)
Berounian	459.7 - 450.1	France (Manche)	E. sp. (20849)
Berounian	459.7 - 450.1	Czechia (Prague)	E. sp. (76474)
Berounian	459.7 - 450.1	Morocco (Zagora)	E. dubius (21000)
Berounian - Caradoc	459.7 - 449.5	Spain (Cuidad Real)	E. sp. (21055)
Vinice	459.3 - 457.3	Czechia	E. angelini (3864)
Bohdalec	459.3 - 445.2	Czechia (Praha)	E. angelini (99690)
Bohdalec	459.3 - 445.2	Czechia	E. angelini (3873 3874 238012)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician	459.3 - 443.1	Czechia	E. angelini (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician	459.3 - 443.1	Czechia	E. angelini (3866)
Caradoc	458.2 - 449.5	Spain	E. sp. (230076)
Caradoc	458.2 - 449.5	France (Manche)	E. sp. (174575)
Caradoc - Ashgill	458.2 - 443.1	Morocco	E. sp. (20961)
Kralodvorian	450.1 - 445.2	Morocco (Zagora)	E. maiderensis (20962)
Kralodvorian	450.1 - 445.2	Italy (Sardinia)	Deloites maiderensis (192914)
Kralodvorian	450.1 - 445.2	Portugal	E. sp. (20956)
Rawtheyan	448.8 - 445.2	Morocco (Zagora)	E. maiderensis (193841)
Kosovian	445.2 - 443.1	Morocco (Maïder)	E. maiderensis (20996)